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Some observations: 12 players played in all 46 games (11 skaters and Jonathan Quick). 16 players played in both 2012 and 2014 (15 skaters and Quick). 14 players played/dressed in only one of the two years (12 skaters, Jonathan Bernier and Martin Jones). At even strength, only Marian Gaborik has a higher goals-per-game than Tyler…

Nobody. No, that’s not true, really. But I couldn’t resist, given the headline of my last post. Justin Williams was hilarious last night when he said, about digging themselves an 0-3 hole, “let’s make a point never to do that again.” That’s from memory, so that might not be an exact quote. I think a…

1st in points per game (0.82) among rookies with more than 2 games-played. 1st in rookie game-winning goals (4). Second in rookie plus/minus (+10), first among rookie forwards. Third among rookies in goals (8 in only 17 games).

…but he’s NHL-ready, and a pure sniper. Oh, and the Kings need goals. The problem is, there’s no room for him. Because the Kings have three top-six centers (Anze Kopitar, Mike Richards, Jeff Carter), one of whom has been converted to RW (Carter). Dustin Brown and Justin Williams are natural RWs. Brown goes left so…

I was asked to contribute my own list to the Top 25 Under 25 feature now running over at Jewels from the Crown. Every time they post a new name (25, 24, 23…), I have to go check my own list to see what I said about so-and-so. To make that task easier on me…

With Trevor Lewis and Jordan Nolan both signed, Kyle Clifford is the lone remaining unsigned RFA. Including Clifford, the Kings have 25 NHL players — 14 forwards, 9 defensemen, 2 goalies — and are $751,000 over the cap. Lombardi has until the day before the regular season starts to shave that amount (as teams are…

Yesterday, Ron Hextall left for the Kings’ East Coast Affiliate. Today, Dean Lombardi traded a conditional 5th round pick for ex-Flyer Daniel Carcillo, maintaining the Philly West population at seven (Carcillo, Mike Richards, Jeff Carter, Justin Williams, Colin Fraser, John Stevens, and Lombardi). I’ll leave it to someone else to point out that Lombardi seems…

I don’t have a whole lot to add to what’s already been written about yesterday’s draft, other than: Justin Auger was selected with the 3rd round pick acquired in the Simon Gagne trade. Patrik Bartosak was selected with the 5th round pick acquired in the Davis Drewiske trade. Valentin Zykov was selected with a 2nd…

Jonathan Bernier was the first King drafted by Dean Lombardi, with the 11th pick in 2006. I have closely followed Bernier’s career for longer than I have any other current King. Seven years. I was aware of Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar when drafted, but can’t say I was following closely, not until they arrived…